SaysWho? Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Bill Richardson, who helped secure Brittney Griner's release, dies - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, who dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detained overseas, including WNBA star Brittney Griner's release from Russia, has died at the age of 75. Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson dies at 75 | CNN Politics WWW.CNN.COM Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics with turns as Energy Secretary and United Nations ambassador under the Clinton administration, died on Friday, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement said in a statement. He was 75. Quote Richardson and his namesake center had privately worked on behalf of families of hostages and detainees abroad. He traveled to Moscow last year and held meetings with Russian leadership to discuss the release of basketball star Brittney Griner and former US Marine Paul Whelan. “On behalf of the countless families that Governor Richardson and his Center have helped, I wanted to express our profound feeling of loss at his passing,” Neda Sharghi, chair of the Bring Our Families Home Campaign, said in a statement Saturday. “Governor Richardson has been a fierce advocate for human rights and the effort to bring home people unjustly held overseas.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Damn. I always liked him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 5 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Damn. I always liked him. Same! Too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 I believe he turned out to be a sex pest iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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